Global ETD Search
Search theses and dissertations gathered from participating repositories worldwide. Every result links back to the library that holds it. No account is needed.
Results
Showing 1 to 6 of 6 for “"Make vs. Buy"”.
-
Capacity management and make-vs.-buy decisions/
… time, companies resort to in-house sourcing ("Make") or buying externally ("Buy") from suppliers, whichever is rational. Since 2014, the oil field services industry has been in a period of recession, and oil prices have dropped significantly. The company's sourcing team asked us to analyze the …
-
Make vs. Buy Optimization for Industrial Manufacturing & Distribution Businesses
… for customers, strategic decisions whether to make or buy the components required for the final product can have significant implications on the organization’s income statement, balance sheet, and value proposition in the market. Existing literature describes broad frameworks for evaluating …
-
A make vs buy truck logistics decision for grain companies
… The objective of this project is to examine the make vs buy decision for operating a truck and trailer for grain transportation. Determining the decision factors that influence which method is the most optimal and to provide a method of relating the costs associated with each choice. In order to …
-
Designing a Make vs. Buy Strategy for Expendable and Attritable Aircraft Engine Development
Military aircraft engine customers are increasingly demanding agility and affordability for both engine development and production. In this thesis, we propose that this inflection point in aerospace and defense towards agility and affordability will be characterized by time-based competition and …
-
Minimizing Total Delivered Cost of Stamped Assemblies Through Sourcing Optimization
… in the automotive industry, focusing on the "Make vs. Buy" decision-making process for a multinational automotive OEM. A “Make vs. Buy” process evaluates the strategic benefits and cost advantages derived from in-sourcing or out-sourcing a production process. Typically, one in-source scenario …
-
Investigating and prototyping a connected device strategy and solution for industrial equipment manufacturers
Shape Technologies makes industrial waterjet equipment that is purchased and used by customers to process a variety of materials (ranging from metal to food). To date the company has not invested in connecting their machines and as a result no engineering, sales or service processes benefit from …